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Letter, 13 January 1883
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Rev. William Thompson was born on February 17, 1806, in Goshen, Connecticut.
He was a Congregational clergyman and educator. He graduated from Union College in 1827 and Andover Theological Seminary in 1832. He served as a pastor for one year and then became a Professor of Hebrew Language and Literature at the Hartford Theological Seminary (1834-1881). As a Professor Emeritus, he served as a Dean of the Faculty until his death in 1889. He was also a chaplain of the Retreat for the Insane for seventeen years.
In 1834, he married Eliza Butler (1809–1879). He died on February 27, 1889, in Hartford, Connecticut.
Letter from W. Thompson to John William Dawson, written from Hartford, Conn..